NBC news recently reported that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Trump a moron, and Trump went off the deep end.“I think it’s fake news,” Trump said, “but if he did that, I guess we’ll have to compare IQ tests. And I can tell you who is going to win.”Of course, it wasn’t fake news. Tillerson did call Trump a moron (and more), so now Mensa has offered to host an IQ-test showdown.

Trump is backing off the ultimatum now, though, saying it was all a joke. Uh huh. Classic Trump. Lots of bluster and bravado – then high-tailin’ it with his tail between his legs! I wonder how this will play with the #MAGA crowd, a.k.a. the Moron Tabernacle Choir.Tillerson, a fan of the poetry of Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson’s third cousin, twice removed – at her request), has admitted that he had recently read Dickinson’s poem “Oh, Moron – Star!” (below on the left) and immediately thought of Trump. “Dickinson was quite a visionary,” said Tillerson, “and it’s almost as if he were writing about Trump in the mid-1800s.”Not only did Dickinson’s poem motivate Tillerson to think of Trump, it inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem “Ah, Moon – and Star!” (below on the right).​

By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

Oh, Moron – Star!You are so bizarre –And there’s no oneStranger than you –Do you think you’d stopFor just a MinuteOr a Weekend – or so?

You could borrow a PeanutFor a Brain –And a Con man’s Silver Tongue –And an outlook of a MisanthropeAnd still be you – Tonight!

But, Moron Star,Though you’re so bizarre –There’s no one – stranger than you –If – for more than just a Minute – for Me –Can you ever stop?

By Emily Dickinson:

Ah, Moon – and Star!You are very far --But were no oneFarther than you –Do you think I'd stopFor a Firmament –Or a Cubit – or so?

I could borrow a BonnetOf the Lark –And a Chamois' Silver Boot –And a stirrup of an Antelope –And be with you – Tonight!

But, Moon, and Star,Though you're very far –There is one – farther than you –He – is more than a firmament – from Me –So I can never go!